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BID BH3 interacting domain death agonist

Gene ID: 637, updated on 5-Mar-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: FP497

Summary

This gene encodes a death agonist that heterodimerizes with either agonist BAX or antagonist BCL2, and thus regulate apoptosis. The encoded protein is a member of the BCL-2 family of cell death regulators. It is a mediator of mitochondrial damage induced by caspase-8 (CASP8); CASP8 cleaves this encoded protein, and the COOH-terminal part translocates to mitochondria where it triggers cytochrome c release. Multiple alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2020]

Genomic context

Location:
22q11.21
Sequence:
Chromosome: 22; NC_000022.11 (17734138..17774665, complement)
Total number of exons:
8

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